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KENNY RODA 2014 NBA MOCK DRAFT 3.0 – (updated 6-26-14)
1st ROUND
1 Cleveland – JABARI PAKER – Small Forward – Duke – 6’9 – 241
Joel Embiid was the pick in my first mock draft, then he needed foot surgery. Andrew Wiggins was my choice in Mock Draft 2.0. Now, if the Cavs decide to keep the pick and not trade it, as there is some intel out there that they could make a deal. But if they don’t, and after going back and listening to G.M. David Griffin’s comments from May 13th as well as with the hiring of David Blatt as head coach and LeBron James opting out early to be a free agent, I have changed my mind again and went with Parker as the Cavs pick. I personally have always wanted and still want Wiggins. However with LBJ as a free agent, Griff as an offensive G.M., the Cavs may feel the need to win right away and Parker gives you that best chance because his body is far more developed than Wiggins at this point and he’s more polished and potent offensively right now than Wiggins. He has an extremely high basketball IQ and Parker is also more of a catch and shoot guy than Wiggins, and with two ball-dominate guards in Kyrie and Dion, Parker looks to be the better fit. So by the slimmest of margins, and even though I think Wiggins has more upside in a few years, I’ll say the Cavs take Parker. The good thing here is, with either player, the Cavs are going to be a better team and fill a major need. Not bad for a team who before the lottery was scheduled to pick 9th!
2 Milwaukee – ANDREW WIGGINS – Small Forward – Kansas – 6’8 – 200
3 Philadelphia – DANTE EXUM – Point Guard – Australia – 6’6 – 195
4 Orlando – NOAH VONLEH – Power Forward – Indiana – 6’10 – 245
5 Utah – AARON GORDON – Power Forward – Arizona – 6’9 – 225
6 Boston – JOEL EMBIID – Center – Kansas – 7’1 – 260
7 LA Lakers – JULIUS RANDLE – Power Forward – Kentucky – 6’9 -240
8 Sacramento – MARCUS SMART – Point Guard – Oklahoma St. – 6’4 – 220
9 Charlotte – DOUG McDERMOTT – Small Forward – Creighton – 6’8 – 220
10 Philadelphia – NIK STAUSKAS – Shooting Guard – Michigan – 6’6 – 205
11 Denver – JAMES YOUNG – Shooting Guard – Kentucky – 6’6 – 215
12 Orlando – ELFRID PAYTON – Point Guard – Louisiana Lafayette – 6’4 – 185
13 Minnesota – GARY HARRIS – Shooting Guard – Michigan St. – 6’4 – 210
14 Phoenix – RODNEY HOOD – Small Forward – Duke – 6’8 – 210
15 Atlanta – ZACH LaVINE – Shooting Guard – UCLA – 6’5 – 181
16 Chicago – SHABAZZ NAPIER – Point Guard – U-CONN – 6’1 – 175
17 Boston – P.J. HAIRSTON – Shooting Guard – UNC/ NBA D-League – 6’4 – 228
18 Phoenix – DARIO SARIC – Small Forward – Croatia – 6’10 -235
19 Chicago – CLEANTHONY EARLY – Power Forward – Wichita St. – 6’7 – 210
20 Toronto – ADREIAN PAYNE – Power Forward – Michigan St. – 6’10 – 240
21 Oklahoma City – KYLE ANDERSON – Small Forward – UCLA – 6’9 – 230
22 Memphis – T.J. WARREN – Small Forward – North Carolina St. – 6’8 – 220
23 Utah – TYLER ENNIS – Point Guard – Syracuse – 6’2 – 181
24 Charlotte – GLEN ROBINSON III – Small Forward – Michigan – 6’7 – 212
25 Houston – CLINT CAPELA – Power Forward – Switzerland – 6’10 – 210
26 Miami – JORDAN CLARKSON – Point Guard – Missouri – 6’5 – 186
27 Phoenix – K.J. McDANIELS – Small Forward – Clemson – 6’6 – 200
28 LA Clippers – JERAMI GRANT – Small Forward – Syracuse – 6’8 – 215
29 Oklahoma City – JARNELL STOKES – Power Forward – Tennessee – 6’8 – 260
30 San Antonio – JUSUF NURKIC – Center – Bosnia – 6’11 – 280
2nd ROUND
33 Cleveland – WALTER TAVAREZ – Center – Spain – 7’3 – 265
After taking Parker with the first pick to provide offense from day one, the Cavs need to add defense to David Blatt’s team. So they take a 22-year old true center who is all about defense at this point in his career from what I’ve read and seen on youtube. He’ll give the Cavaliers a low post defender who will protect the rim and rebound. He’s very raw offensively, but the Cavs won’t care and need some depth at center with Anderson Varejao in the final year of his contract. Also in play here could be Russian center Artem Klimenko. A 7’1 – 228 center with a 7’4 wing span and a 9’4 standing reach. I’ve got to believe that David Blatt knows of him and may have some say in taking Klimenko.
RODA RATINGS – 2014 NBA DRAFT PROSPECTS TOP 25 – (UPDATED 6-23-14)
With Power Forward Dario Saric from Croatia reportedly about to sign a contract that will keep him in Turkey for at least the next two years, he drops in the rankings big time.
1 Andrew Wiggins SF 6’8 – 200 – FR – Kansas
2 Jabari Parker SF 6’8 – 241 – FR – Duke
3 Noah Vonleh PF 6’10 – 240 – FR – Indiana
4 Dante Exum SG 6’6 – 188 – 18 years old – Australia
5 Joel Embiid C 7’0 – 250 – FR – Kansas
6 Julius Randle PF 6’9 – 225 – FR – Kentucky
7 Aaron Gordon PF 6’8 – 210 – FR – Arizona
8 Marcus Smart PG 6’4 – 225 – SPH – Oklahoma St.
9 James Young SG/SF 6’6 – 215 – FR – Kentucky
10 Doug McDermott PF 6’10 – 210 – SR – Creighton
11 Rodney Hood SG 6’8 – 180 – SPH – Duke
12 P.J. Hairston SG 6’5 – 220 – SPH – North Carolina
13 Cleanthony Early PF 6’8 – 220 – SR – Wichita St.
14 Nik Stauskas SG 6’6 – 200 – SPH – Michigan
15 Gary Harris SG 6’5 – 210- SPH – Michigan St.
16 Jusuf Nurkic C 6’11 – 280 – 19 years old – Bosnia
17 Elfrid Payton PG 6’4 – 185 – JR – Louisiana Lafayette
18 T.J. Warren SF/SG 6‘8 – 230 – SPH – North Carolina St.
19 Zach LaVine SG 6’5 – 181 – FR – UCLA
20 Adreian Payne PF 6’10 – 240 – SR – Michigan St.
21 Kyle Anderson SF 6’9 – 233- SPH – UCLA
22 Clint Capela PF 6’11 – 222 – 19 – Switzerland
23 Shabazz Napier PG 6’1 – 175 – SR – UCONN
24 Tyler Ennis PG 6’2 – 181 – FR – Syracuse
T-25 K.J. McDaniels SF 6’6 – 195 – JR – Clemson
Dario Saric PF 6’10 – 223 – 20 – Croatia
RODA RATINGS – 2014 NBA DRAFT PROSPECTS TOP 25 – (updated 6-21-14)
With Joel Embiid having foot surgery and now out 4 to 6 months along with some other information and conversations that I’ve had with people around the league, here is my updated Top 25 list of players for the 2014 NBA Draft.
1 Andrew Wiggins SF 6’8 – 200 – FR – Kansas
2 Jabari Parker SF 6’8 – 241 – FR – Duke
3 Noah Vonleh PF 6’10 – 240 – FR – Indiana
4 Dante Exum SG 6’6 – 188 – 18 years old – Australia
5 Joel Embiid C 7’0 – 250 – FR – Kansas
6 Julius Randle PF 6’9 – 225 – FR – Kentucky
7 Aaron Gordon PF 6’8 – 210 – FR – Arizona
8 Marcus Smart PG 6’4 – 225 – SPH – Oklahoma St.
9 James Young SG/SF 6’6 – 215 – FR – Kentucky
10 Dario Saric SF 6’10 – 223 – 19 years old – Croatia
11 Doug McDermott PF 6’10 – 210 – SR – Creighton
12 Rodney Hood SG 6’8 – 180 – SPH – Duke
13 P.J. Hairston SG 6’5 – 220 – SPH – North Carolina
14 Cleanthony Early PF 6’8 – 220 – SR – Wichita St.
15 Nik Stauskas SG 6’6 – 200 – SPH – Michigan
16 Gary Harris SG 6’5 – 210- SPH – Michigan St.
17 Jusuf Nurkic C 6’11 – 280 – 19 years old – Bosnia
18 Elfrid Payton PG 6’4 – 185 – JR – Louisiana Lafayette
19 T.J. Warren SF/SG 6‘8 – 230 – SPH – North Carolina St.
20 Zach LaVine SG 6’5 – 181 – FR – UCLA
21 Adreian Payne PF 6’10 – 240 – SR – Michigan St.
22 Kyle Anderson SF 6’9 – 233- SPH – UCLA
23 Clint Capela PF 6’11 – 222 – 19 – Switzerland
24 Shabazz Napier PG 6’1 – 175 – SR – UCONN
25 Tyler Ennis PG 6’2 – 181 – FR – Syracuse
RODA RANKINGS – TOP 5 PLAYERS AT EACH POSITION FOR THE 2014 NBA DRAFT
Top 5 Point Guards
1 DANTE EXUM 6’6 – 195 – Australia
2 MARCUS SMART 6’4 – 220 – Oklahoma St.
3 TYLER ENNIS 6’2 – 181 – Syracuse
4 ELFRID PAYTON 6’4 – 185 – Louisiana Layayette
5 SHABAZZ NAPIER 6’1 – 185 – UCONN
Top 5 Shooting Guards
1 JAMES YOUNG 6’6 – 215 – Kentucky
2 NIK STAUSKAS 6’6 – 205 – Michigan
3 GARY HARRIS 6’4 – 210 – Michigan St.
4 ZACH LaVINE 6’5 – 181 – UCLA
5 P.J. HAIRSTON 6’4 – 228 – North Carolina/NBA D-League
Top 5 Small Forwards
1 ANDREW WIGGINS 6’8 – 200 – Kansas
2 JABARI PARKER 6’9 – 241 – Duke
3 RODNEY HOOD 6’8 – 210 – Duke
4 DOUG McDERMOTT 6’8 – 220 – Creighton
5 DARIO SARIC 6’10 – 235 – Croatia
Top 5 Power Forwards
1 NOAH VONLEH 6’10 – 245 – Indiana
2 JULIUS RANDLE 6’9 – 240 – Kentucky
3 AARON GORDON 6’9 – 225 – Arizona
4 ADREIAN PAYNE 6’10 – 240 – Michigan St.
5 CLINT CAPELA 6’10 – 210 – Switzerland
Top 5 Centers
1 JOEL EMBIID 7’1 – 255 – Kansas
2 JUSUF NURKIC 6’11 – 280 – Bosnia
3 MITCH McGARY 6’10 – 285 – Michigan
4 WALTER TAVARES 7’2 – 265 – Spain
5 ARTEM KLIMENKO 7’1 – 228 – Russia
RODA RATINGS 2.0 – 2014 NBA DRAFT PROSPECTS TOP 20
There has been some movement in the “Roda Ratings” 2014 NBA Draft Prospects Top 20 based on talking with individuals who have watched personal workouts, Intel gained via sources and on the internet, along with some film study and the latest rumors.
For now I have flip-flopped the number #1 and #2 picks moving Joel Embiid to the top spot over Andrew Wiggins.
From sources I’ve talked to it’s going to be very hard for the Cavs to pass on the 7-foot athletic center with enormous potential if his back checks out 100 percent. David Griffin and the Cavaliers will have their own personal workout with Embiid soon so they can poke and prod him, X-ray him, MRI him, CT Scan him and whatever other medical tests they feel they need to do to make sure his back injury is healed and it doesn’t look like it will be a chronic injury. If he checks out, Joel Embiid would indeed fit what the Cavs are looking for, a defensive presence, with great foot work that allows him to score inside and a little bit outside. He would also make them tougher as he has a little nasty in him and because of his presence in the low post on offense, he would help spread the floor. If he becomes half the player he’s being compared to in Hakeem Olajuwon, then the Cavaliers would be thrilled with a selection like that.
I still love the athletic freak, Andrew Wiggins. He’s my favorite player in this draft. He reminds me of a taller version of the old all-around, do everything Milwaukee Bucks shooting guard Sidney Moncrief. If the Cavs feel Wiggins would be the better fit because of other moves they may be making in free agency and with possible trades, I’d be thrilled with that selection as well. But in the last fifteen years, eleven NBA champions have had an impactful 7-footer on their squad, and when a talented “BIG” comes along and you have the chance to get him, you take him.
One other note, should the Cavs decided to go with the center in Embiid with the first overall pick, if I’m David Griifin I would then try and move back into the first round and get Kentucky shooting guard/small forward James Young a 6’7, 215 pound lefty. I have him rated higher than most people, but I think he would be another perfect fit for this Cavs team as they try and put the pieces of a winning puzzle together. Young can score it, penetrate it, shoot it and defend it with his 7-foot wing span and 36 inch vertical. I love his game and I’d love it even more if he ended up wearing the “Wine and Gold”!
Also moving in to my Top 20 for the first time is UCLA point guard Zack LaVine and Michigan St. power forward Adreian Payne. Both recently had workouts that answered some questions about what GM’s might have been worried about on the floor or physically. LaVine is really shooting up a lot of draft boards after showing off his 41 inch vert and 6’8 wing span. I’ve heard comparisons to Jamal Crawford and Russell Westbrook.
So without further ado, here are my latest “RODA RATINGS” –
2014 NBA DRAFT PROSPECTS TOP 20
(5-29-14 – Subject To Change)
1 Joel Embiid C 7’1 – 255 – FR – Kansas
2 Andrew Wiggins SF 6’8 – 200 – FR – Kansas
3 Jabari Parker SF 6’8 – 241 – FR – Duke
4 Noah Vonleh PF 6’10 – 240 – FR – Indiana
5 Julius Randle PF 6’9 – 225 – FR – Kentucky
6 Aaron Gordon PF 6’8 – 210 – FR – Arizona
7 Dante Exum SG 6’6 – 188 – 18 years old – Australia
8 Marcus Smart PG 6’4 – 225 – SPH – Oklahoma St.
9 James Young SG/SF 6’7 – 215 – FR – Kentucky
10 Dario Saric SF 6’10 – 223 – 19 years old – Croatia
11 Doug McDermott PF 6’10 – 210 – SR – Creighton
12 Gary Harris SG 6’5 – 210- SPH – Michigan St.
13 Zach LaVine PG/SG 6’6 – 180 – FR – UCLA
14 Rodney Hood SG 6’8 – 180 – SPH – Duke
15 Tyler Enis PG 6’2 – 180 – FR – Syracuse
16 Nik Stauskas SG 6’6 – 200 – SPH – Michigan
17 Adreian Payne PF 6’10 –240 – SRR – Michigan St.
18 P.J. Hairston SG 6’5 – 220 – SPH – North Carolina
19 T.J. Warren SF/SG 6‘8 – 230 – SPH – North Carolina St.
T-20 Cleanthony Early PF 6’8 – 220 – SR – Wichita St.
T-20 Jusuf Nurkic C 6’11 – 280 – 19 years old – Bosnia
T-20 Kyle Anderson SG/SF 6‘9 – 233 – SPH – UCLA
TALKING NBA DRAFT WITH RYAN BLAKE- SENIOR DIRECTOR OF NBA SCOUTING
As the Cavs get ready for yet another lottery pick, I figured why not get the 411 on some potential picks for David Griffin and the Cavaliers, that’s why I called the Senior Director of Scouting for the NBA Ryan Blake. You’ll be soaking wet with knowledge on these kids after you listen to this Podcast.
2014 NBA TOP DRAFT PROSPECT STATISTICAL AVERAGES
As we get ready for the June 26th NBA Draft a lot of the names listed below will be the names you’ll see going high in the draft and some of them are the names of players that Cavs GM David Griffin will be deciding on possibly for the Cavaliers pick. So here’s a statistical breakdown of each player and what they did this past season in collegel basketball. The European players are not shown on this list.
PPG RPG APG SPG BLK FG% FT% 3FG%
Andrew Wiggins 17.1 5.9 1.5 1.2 1.0 .448 .775 .341
Joel Embiid 11.2 8.1 1.4 0.9 2.6 .626 .685 .200
Jabari Parker 19.1 8.7 1.2 1.1 1.2 .473 .748 .358
Julius Randle 15.0 10.4 1.4 0.5 0.8 .500 .706 .167
Noah Vonleh 11.3 9.0 0.6 0.9 1.4 .523 .716 .485
Aaron Gordon 12.4 8.0 2.0 0.9 1.0 .495 .422 .356
Marcus Smart 18.0 5.9 4.8 2.9 0.6 .422 .728 .299
James Young 14.3 4.3 1.7 0.8 0.2 .407 .706 .349
Tyler Ennis 12.9 3.4 5.5 2.1 0.2 .411 .765 .353
Rodney Hood 16.1 3.9 2.1 0.7 0.3 .464 .807 .420
Doug McDermott 26.7 7.0 1.6 0.2 0.1 .526 .864 .449
Cleanthony Early 16.4 5.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 .486 .844 .375
Gary Harris 16.7 4.0 2.7 1.8 0.4 .429 .810 .352
Nik Stauskas 17.5 2.9 3.3 0.6 0.3 .470 .824 .442
T.J. Warren 24.9 7.1 1.1 1.8 0.6 .525 .690 .267
Kyle Anderson 14.6 8.8 6.5 1.8 0.8 .480 .737 .483
Adreian Payne 16.4 7.3 1.3 0.5 0.9 .503 .790 .423
Nick Johnson 16.3 4.1 2.8 1.1 0.7 .432 .781 .367
Zach LaVine 9.4 2.5 1.8 0.9 0.2 .441 .691 .375
Jerami Grant 12.1 6.8 1.4 0.8 0.6 .496 .674 .000
Glenn Robinson 13.1 4.4 1.2 0.9 0.3 .488 .757 .306
Jordan Adams 17.4 5.3 2.3 2.6 0.1 .485 .836 .356
Shabazz Napier 18.0 5.9 4.9 1.8 0.3 .429 .870 .405
Sean Kilpatrick 20.6 4.3 2.5 1.4 0.0 .423 .845 .348
J.Michael McAdoo 14.2 6.8 1.7 1.3 0.9 .458 .537 .000
RODA RATINGS – 2014 NBA DRAFT PROSPECTS TOP 20
RODA RATINGS TOP 20 – as of 5-15-14
1 Andrew Wiggins SF 6’8 – 200 – FR – Kansas
2 Joel Embiid C 7’0 – 250 – FR – Kansas
3 Jabari Parker SF 6’8 – 241 – FR – Duke
4 Julius Randle PF 6’9 – 225 – FR – Kentucky
5 Noah Vonleh PF 6’10 – 240 – FR – Indiana
6 Aaron Gordon PF 6’8 – 210 – FR – Arizona
7 Dante Exum SG 6’6 – 188 – 18 years old – Australia
8 Marcus Smart PG 6’4 – 225 – SPH – Oklahoma St.
9 James Young SG/SF 6’6 – 215 – FR – Kentucky
10 Dario Saric SF 6’10 – 223 – 19 years old – Croatia
11 Tyler Enis PG 6’2 – 180 – FR – Syracuse
12 Rodney Hood SG 6’8 – 180 – SPH – Duke
13 Doug McDermott PF 6’10 – 210 – SR – Creighton
14 Cleanthony Early PF 6’8 – 220 – SR – Wichita St.
15 Gary Harris SG 6’5 – 210- SPH – Michigan St.
16 Nik Stauskas SG 6’6 – 200 – SPH – Michigan
17 Jusuf Nurkic C 6’11 – 280 – 19 years old – Bosnia
18 P.J. Hairston SG 6’5 – 220 – SPH – North Carolina
19 T.J. Warren SF/SG 6‘8 – 230 – SPH – North Carolina St.
20 Kyle Anderson SF 6’9 – 233- SPH – UCLA
MY TOP 12 EARLY ENTRY CANDIDATES FOR THE 2014 NBA DRAFT
75 players have officially filed as early entry candidates for the 2014 NBA Draft. 45 of those players are underclassmen from colleges and the other 30 are international players. Here are my Top 12 players from that group:
1 ANDREW WIGGINS – SG/SF – 6’8 – 17.4ppg – Kansas
2 JOEL EMBIID – C – 7’0 – 11.2ppg – Kansas
3 JABARI PARKER – SF – 6’8 – 19.3ppg – Duke
4 JULIUS RANDLE – PF – 6’9 – 15.0ppg – Kentucky
5 DANTE EXUM – PG – 6’6 – 18.2ppg – Australia
6 NOAH VONLEH – PF – 6’10 – 11.3ppg – Indiana
7 AARON GORDON – PF – 6’9 – 12.1ppg – Arizona
8 DARIO SARIC – SF/PF – 6’10 – 16.3ppg – Croatia
9 MARCUS SMART – PG – 6’4 – 17.8ppg – Oklahoma St.
10 JAMES YOUNG – SG – 6’7 – 14.5ppg – Kentucky
11 TYLER ENNIS – PG – 6’2 – 12.7ppg – Syracuse
12 DeANDRE DANIELS – SF -6’9 – 17.2ppg – UConn
4 PLAYERS WHO HELPED THEIR NBA DRAFT STOCK IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
Shabazz Napier PG – 6’0 – 170 – 22 years old – U-Conn
Nobody helped his stock more than Napier. All the senior guard did in the six tournament games on the way to leading the Huskies to a National Championship was average 21.7pts – 5.5reb – 4.5ast – 2.5st while shooting 46% from the field, 46.5% from 3-point country and went 31-33 from the free throw line for 94%. Oh yeah he also scored 22pts in the title clinching game against a bunch of future NBA players from Kentucky.
James Young SF – 6’7 – 200 – 18 years old – Kentucky
While Julius Randle got most of the pub all season long and Aaron Harrison hit some big shots for the Wildcats late in games, Young also rose to the occasion in the tourney, saving his best for the last two games when he scored 17 points against Wisconsin in the Final Four and 20 points in the title game loss to U-Conn. He is now on everybody’s radar after those performances and the fact that he averaged 14ppg for his freshman year with the Cats.
Cleanthony Early SF – 6’8 – 215 – 22 years old – Wichita St.
While Wichita St. came up short in their ultimate goal, it wasn’t due to the lack of effort from Early. The senior finished his college career scoring 31 points and grabbing 7 rebounds in the Shockers only loss of the season to Kentucky. In the other tournament game he scored 23 points and pulled down 7 boards. In those two games he made 21 of 32 shots from the field for 66% while also draining 7 of 14 three’s. For the season the small forward averaged 16pts and 6reb.
Kyle Anderson PF – 6’9 – 235 – 20 years old – UCLA
His tournament numbers won’t overwhelm you (11.3pts-7.6reb-5.3ast), but his versatility at his size should. You can call him a point forward if you like after averaging (14.6pts – 8.8reb – 6.5ast) for the year. He registered one triple/double during his sophomore season and 16 double/doubles and missed out on two more triple/doubles by one assist and two rebounds.
*Napier and Early are seniors so they will be in the draft. Young and Anderson are underclassmen and as of April 8, 2014 they had not made their decision as to whether they will stay in school, or leave early for the NBA Draft.